RCE in Vaaip Freelancy

CVE-2020-5505

Freelancy v1.0.0 allows remote command execution via the "file":"data:application/x-php;base64 substring (in conjunction with "type":"application/x-php"} to the /api/files/ URI.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.443 (98.7th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5505: held from 0.443 to 0.443.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.443 · newest: 0.443 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5505?
CVE-2020-5505 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vaaip Freelancy, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-5505?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5505 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.